when his unit was attacked by the taliban in the zabul province, it called for air support... but a coalition plane bombed the americans by mistake. toppen's family and friends won't speculate on the incident itself... but they remember aaron. >> despite his tender age, only 19 years old was hugely patriotic and at an early age he felt the desire and need to serve. >> he said it would be o.k. he was with the best men he said i love you and that was it. >>toppen's sister amanda posted on facebook, "my brother lost his life doing what he always wanted to do since he was a little boy... he's my biggest hero and the bravest man i know." there was a huge upset in the republican primary in virginia. house majority leader eric cantor lost his seat to a political newcomer. andrew spencer has more. >> the second highest ranking member of the u.s. house of representatives, a man many saw as a potential speaker, the house majority leader has lost his seat in congress. >> obviously we came up short. >> erase many thought he could not lose but he did. in a low turnout primary 80 party favo

it happened yesterday in zabul province. there's no official word yet on how the service members died... but local police say the troops were killed by "friendly fire" -- when they were hit by an air strike by allied helicopters while fighting insurgents. u.s military officials have launched an investigation. security is being ramped up in afghanistan ahead of saturday's presidential elections. police in rolling meadows are on the lookout for a parolee suspected in the home invasion robbery of an elderly woman. tonya francisco is *live* in rolling meadows with the story. >> of police or i should say neighbors say the story should serve as a warning to everyone even though police say the suspect in the case is targeting the elderly. police are looking for this 32 year-old man who tried to break into the home of an 86 year-old woman on sunday afternoon by pretending to be a repairman. that was around 3:00 p.m. at central. police said the woman kept the screen door locked when she spoke to the man but when she walked away he ap

this happened in the southern zabul province. an afghan national army soldier was also killed. not exactly clear what happened yet, but these fatalities mark the deadliest day for allied forces in afghanistan since april. we'll have more on this breaking story throughout the morning. >>> and more breaking news out of pakistan. another attack under way right now at karachi's jinnah international airport. five members of airport security have reportedly been

special operations forces and afghan forces were carrying out a clearing operation in zabul province which is one of the more unsecured provinces in the country and, according to afghan officials, when the troops were on their way back to the base from this operation, it came under attack by taliban militants. at that point, they called in for air support, and the air strike apparently hit the friendly forces, killing five u.s. troops and one afghan force. nato and u.s. officials have not officially confirmed that it was a friendly fire incident. they have indicated they're investigating that. however, afghan officials said the air strike hit the friendly forces, again, killing five u.s. and one afghan troops. >> woodruff: so it's not confirmed but sounds like the evidence points to friendly fire. is it known what type aircraft? >> reports are that it was a b-1 bomber, so this is not an apache helecopter or gunship or something like that. this is most likely heavy munitions, a heavy bomb that would have been dropped in this instance. >> woodruff: sean, we're just a few days away from

service members killed overnight during an attack in the southern zabul province.national army soldier also killed in this attack with the americans. details remain sketchy about exactly what happened, but it now appears the casualties were the result of friendly fire from a coalition aircraft. more on this breaking story throughout the morning on "new day." >>> we do have more breaking news as well. for the second time in two days, there is an attack under way near karachi's jinnah international airport. five security agents have reportedly been killed overnight, just hours ago, in fa fact. this attack comes after a sunday night rampage at the airport claimed more than 30 lives. the pakistani taliban claimed responsibility there. our reporter, saima mohsin, witnessed this morning's attack. she joins us by phone from karachi. saima, explain to us what happened. >> reporter: john, there's a lot of chaos and confusion here. myself and my team, my producer and cameraman were filming the damage that was made by the attack on sunday night into monday at karachi airport.

coalition jet called in to help ward off taliban attack in zabul province mistakenly bombed those us special forces. soldiers were conducting a security operation ahead of afghanistan's presidential run off election set for saturday. >> tonight a decorated olympic swimmer fight to go will he again the use of her legs. amy can dike ken posted these photos from her hospital bed today. she severed her spinal cord in an alter rain vehicle accident in arizona over the weekend. she won a combined six gold medals in the's 96 and 2,000 games. she underwent surgery to stabilize her spine season now listed in good condition. >> on the health watch tonight the federal government now recommends pregnant women eat more low mercury fish. regulators with the fda and the environmental protection agency announced newly revised guideline. they suggest women eat at least 8-ounces of seafood low in mercury like shrimp, cod, tilapia or salmon 23 times a week. >> well it was quite a mess on an iowa highway when a truck overturns and there was no ordinary cargo inside. about 150 to 200 pigs got loose on th

soldiers have been killed in southern afghanistan on local servicemen also died in the attack in the zabul province the alliance is given no further details but afghan sources say the death toll caused by friendly fire this brings the coalition death toll in the war zone to thirty six since january most of the remaining western troops but due to be withdrawn by the end of this year. islamic extremists in iraq have reportedly released around three thousand prisoners after storming several jails in the northern city of mosul the city is now in full control of the group known as the islamic state of iraq and the violent radicals are holding the local airport along with administrative buildings and arms depots the army and local officials have fled the city. and widespread floods in southern parts of brazil of left at least nine people dead and three more missing a state of emergency has been declared in seventy seven towns with army helicopters deployed to rescue some of the thousands of people left without shelter the worst affected areas include the state of paranoia whose capital is one of the twel

soldiers have been killed in southern afghanistan one man also died in the attack this in the zabul province and the alliance has given no further details but afghan sources are saying the deaths were cold by friendly fire this brings the coalition death toll in afghanistan to thirty six since january most of the remaining western troops are due to be withdrawn by the end of this year. to the u.s. where a gun wielding married couple who shot dead two police officers in las vegas are believed to have been white supremacists the attackers left symbols in the apartment of one of their victims before heading to a nearby wal-mart store where they killed a bystander who tried to stop them surrounded by the police the twenty two year old female shooter killed her husband then killed herself is the third gun massacre in the western u.s. in the space of three weeks. widespread floods in southern parts of brazil have left at least nine people dead three more missing a state of emergency declared in seventy seven army helicopters deployed to rescue many of the thousands who were left stranded by the wo

it happened in zabul province.his is a region which has been hotly contested between the taliban and international forces for some years. just another reminder really of the channllenges facing afghanistan as international forces prepare to leave. on saturday, afghans will be voting in a presidential runoff. our correspondent david loyn reports on the campaign to be afghanistan's next president. >> reporter: the two candidates have traveled to the ends of afghanistan searching for every vote. the first round was at the end of the winter. they're campaigning now in high summer. the former world bank economist and finance minister promised reform. he told me his challenge to debate his opponent has not been accepted. >> it has not been accepted. the television organizations have offered repeatedly. he's not shown up. that speaks volumes. >> reporter: abdullah abdullah, the candidate who led the first round by a wide margin said he would debate with ghani if the tv companies came together this week. he denied ghani's

the incident occurred in zabul province where soldiers were conducting security operations ahead of saturday's presidential runoff. an earlier friendly fire strike killed five afghan soldiers in march. afghans have opposed the airstrikes for mistakenly killing civilians. afghan president karzai refused to sign a long-term security deal with united states until the air attacks stop. iraq, islamist militants reportedly have taken effective control of the second-largest city, capturing key buildings in mosul deliberate -- in liberating more than 1000 inmates from central prison. hundreds of fighters, believed to be part of the al qaeda splinter group the islamic state launchednd the levant, an assault overnight, causing police and soldiers to flee from their posts. the militants have overrun the provincial government headquarters, local tv stations, and the airport. an internal audit by the department of veterans affairs has found more than 57,000 veterans have been waiting at least three months for an initial appointment to see a dr., while about 43,000 have appointments more than three months a

troops on a mission with afghan forces conducting security operations in southern afghanistan, zabul provinceered militants. a firefight ensued. they called in air strikes to suppress enemy fire. it appears, and it's all under investigation, but it appears that a u.s. air force b-1 bomber responding to the call for help apparently ined an vernt aerntly dropped its weapons on the friendly forces. it looks like it's the latest friendly fire incident in afghanistan at this time. and of course now it comes as president obama is talking about withdrawing all the u.s. forces out of afghanistan in the coming months, winding up the war, but for five american military families of course, deep sorrow striking very hard. >> has there been an increase recently, taliban attacks on u.s. troops? >> i think it's pretty hard to judge right now because u.s. troops are coming down in numbers. about 30,000 left there now. and the concern is of course that those taliban actions will step up, as they seek perhaps more vulnerability, as they go perhaps afghan forces even more. u.s. troops, the pentagon will tell yo

. >> the soldiers died last night during an operation in zabul province near the pakistan border.argaret brennan is gathering new details. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. and good morning to our viewers in the west. a defense official confirms it was a u.s. aircraft that carried out a strike that killed five american soldiers in southern afghanistan monday night. an afghan soldier was also killed in what appears to be a tragic case of friendly fire. here's what we know from afghan sources. while the details are still under investigation, it appears that u.s. and afghan forces were conducting a joint security operation when they called in air support. the resulting strike accidently targeted the american soldiers. now, the taliban's already claiming responsibility for the initial assault that prompted the air strike. in recent days, they've intensified attacks ahead of a run-off i election to decide the country's next president. and these deaths come as president obama recently announced plans to withdraw all combat troops by the end of the year. >> all right. margaret, th

now, the attack occurred in zabul province in southern afghanistan when the americans and afghan security forces were conducting security sweeps of polling stations in advance of this weekend's runoff elections. when they were suddenly attacked by the taliban, an attack so fierce that the americans were forced to call in an air strike. u.s. officials tell us that a b-1 stealth bomber unleashed the attack, which went terribly wrong, killing the five americans. and savannah, this is just a reminder that as the war winds down, and probably many people here at home think the war is over, thousands of americans remain in harm's way in afghanistan. >> absolutely. and mick, i mean, i'm sure this is going to be the subject of investigation, but aren't these aircraft-based weapons systems supposed to be so precise? one wonders how this could have happened. >> reporter: these are precision weapons, these are precision aircraft, but there are humans involved in that process. coordinates have to be fed to the airplane. those coordinates have to be written down. those coordinates have to be entered in

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it happened yesterday in the southern province of zabul. this is file video of the same region.e of the troops shown here were involved in this latest incident. an afghan soldier was also killed in the attack. >> it is six:05. new here at 6:00 a.m. berks county police need the public's help to identify a body found below a bridge. officers say the man fell 50 feet from the warren street bypass in muhlenberg township on sunday afternoon he had no id on him and no relatives have come forward. police are asking any driver on the bridge that might have seen something around 4:00 p.m. on sunday to please give them a call. >>> and from our new jersey news room, a reminder that trenton will elect a new mayor today. voters will go to the polls for a second time to choose between two candidates in a runoff election. paul perez on the left and eric jackson on the right were the top two vote gets in the special election to replace disgraced mayor tony mack. mac was convicted on federal corruption charges and kicked out of office. polls just opened at 6:00 a.m. they'll be open until 8 o'clo

it happened yesterday in the southern province of zabul. this is file video of the same region.e of the troops shown here were involved in this latest incident and. an afghan soldier was also killed in yesterday's attack. >> it is 5:05 and details continue to emerge about the husband and wife team behind that deadly las vegas ambush. investigators say jerad and amanda miller were motivated by extreme antigovernment views. they also say they were intent on murdering police and were vocal about that plan. the pair gunned down two officers in a restaurant sunday and draped their bodies with a don't tread on me flag. the couple then killed a customer who couldn't fronted them in a nearby wal-mart before carrying out a suicide pact. >>> this is coming from our new jersey news room. trenton will elect a new mayor today. voters will go to the polls for a second time to choose between two candidates in a run off election. paul perez and eric jackson were the top two vote get there is a special election to replace disgraced mayor tony mack. mac was kicked out of office. >> heavy rains fo

soldiers have been killed in the province of zabul in southern afghanistan one local serviceman alsodied in the attack the alliance has given no further details but afghan sources say the deaths were caused by friendly fire this brings the coalition death toll in the war zone to thirty six since january most of the remaining western troops are due to be withdrawn by the end of this year. and widespread floods in southern parts of brazil have left at least nine people dead and three more missing a state of emergency has been declared in seventy seven towns with army helicopters deployed to rescue some of the thousands of people left without shelter the worst affected areas include the state of but are nar whose capital is one of the twelve host cities of the upcoming world cup. next the gun battle has broken out outside kharaj international airport as pakistani taliban militants attacked a security training facility there the gunmen carrying rocket launchers and high caliber firearms stormed the building fired two different entrances and thousand police officers have been sent to the

they were on a routine sweep of polling places in southern afghanistan in zabul province prior to thisrunoff elections when suddenly they came under a vicious attack by the taliban. repeatedly the taliban attacked thesis forces, so the americans had to call in an air strike. we're told by american officials that a b-1 stealth bomber then unleashed its weapons at the site, unfortunately, killing five americans and the one taliban. the whole thing is under investigation. it's really impossible to tell right now whether there was a mechanical or electronic malfunction, or it was human error. that will all come out in the investigation. but i must tell you that this is a very stark reminder to many americans that despite the fact that war is winding down, and i suspect many here at home think the war is already over, there are still tens of thousands of americans in harm's way, mika. >> what do we know about the contingent of special forces? how large was this group? what was the group consisted of our special forces along with afghanistan patrols? >> on most of these operations, the ameri

province of afghanistan and other sources as well. this is the story that is emerges. u.s. and afghan forces conducted a ground operation in zabul ahead of the saturday presidential runoff. obviously, a key moment for afghans and the future of united states forces alike. they came under fire from the taliban. they called in an air strike, and unfortunately the air strike fired at the wrong lines behind allied lines. five americans were killed and the interpreter killed as well as one afghan soldier for a total of 7 dead. today, pentagon spokesman admiral john kirby had this to say. >> i can confirm that five american troops were killed yesterday in an incident in southern afghanistan. i'm not getting into details about bho they were and the specifics of the mission. we do have reason to suspect that friendly fire was the cause here. specifically friendly fire from the air. >> reporter: so the spokesman at the pentagon and both here at the white house as well, tony, keeping the details close to the vest. the initial stages of this investigation still notifying many of the next of kin here in the united states. >> mike, this could